Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 6 of Nehemiah. Nehemiah rejects the invitation to hide in the temple proposed by Shemaiah. He perceives that the advice does not come from God and that accepting a refuge reserved for priestly functions would compromise his position. The episode teaches that not every proposal presented in religious language should be accepted without discernment.
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Und ich kam in das Haus Semajas, des Sohnes Delajas, des Sohnes Mehetabeels; und er hatte sich verschlossen und sprach: Laß uns zusammenkommen im Hause Gottes mitten im Tempel und die Türen zuschließen; denn sie werden kommen, dich zu erwürgen, und werden bei der Nacht kommen, daß sie dich erwürgen.
Vine luego en secreto a casa de Semaías hijo de Delaías, hijo de Mehetabeel, porque él estaba encerrado; el cual me dijo: Juntémonos en la casa de Dios dentro del templo, y cerremos las puertas del templo, porque vienen para matarte; sí, esta noche vendrán a matarte.
Fui a casa de Semaías, hijo de Delaía, hijo de Mehetabel, que estaba recluido. Me dijo: «Reunámonos en la casa de Dios, dentro del templo, y cerremos las puertas del templo, porque vienen a matarte. De noche vienen a matarte».
Je me rendis chez Schemaeja, fils de Delaja, fils de Mehétabeel. Il s'était enfermé, et il dit: Allons ensemble dans la maison de Dieu, au milieu du temple, et fermons les portes du temple; car ils viennent pour te tuer, et c'est pendant la nuit qu'ils viendront pour te tuer.
Oltre a ciò, essendo io entrato in casa di Semaia, figliuolo di Delaia, figliuolo di Mehetabeel, il quale era rattenuto, egli mi disse: Riduciamoci insieme nella Casa di Dio, dentro al Tempio, e serriamo le porte del Tempio; perciocchè coloro vengono per ucciderti; e per questo effetto arriveranno di notte.
E, entrando eu em casa de Semaías, filho de Delaías, o filho de Meetabel (que estava encerrado), disse ele: Vamos juntamente à casa de Deus, ao meio do templo, e fechemos as portas do templo; porque virão matar-te; sim, de noite virão matar-te.
我到了 米希大別 的孫子, 第來雅 的兒子 示瑪雅 家裏;那時,他閉門不出。他說:「我們可以在上帝的殿裏,就在殿的中間會面,鎖住殿門,因為他們要來殺你,要在夜裏來殺你。」
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